The Delta Cuisine commercial kitchen and food incubator will host an open house Monday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m. for culinary entrepreneurs. The facility, located on the Arkansas State University Mid-South campus in West Memphis, includes a variety of food preparation space, a bottling lab, storage area and bakery.

"Our kitchen offers there perfect opportunity to test your food idea, to see if it's feasible," said John Auker, Delta Cuisine's executive director, in a release. "The cost of starting here mitigates much of the risk and cost."

Auker said the incubator works with two different groups: this who are just starting out and need access to a commercial kitchen and those who are more established and need help moving to the next level.

One company that has used Delta Cuisine to increase its production — and get its rubs and sauces sold in area Krogers — is Bluff City Barbecue Supply.

"For our small company, being able to increase production five-fold was a real game-changer," says Pete Grumble, one of Bluff City's partners.

Monday's open house is free and open to entrepreneurs from across the Mid-South.

"Starting a food business can be challenging from a regulatory and food safety perspective. We can help you navigate through the process," says Auker.

Correction/Clarification

A previous version of this story said the event date was the January 24. It is actually Monday, January 25.